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Effects of Upgraded Fan: Leaves Drooping in Windy Encounter?

CornerBud
CornerBudstarted grow question 4 months ago
After installing a more powerful and oscilanting fan, I'm noticing some leaves hanging somewhat downward and in a slight claw-like shape. Could this be related to the wind?
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Leaves. Curl down
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 4 months ago
It would be from the wind, plants also do this when they are Overwatered and Underwaterd Overwatered = Limp leaves, Stiff stems Underwatered = Limp leaves, Limp stems Most of the time you do not want the fan pointing at the plant directly you want it to be moving the air aorund the plant, If there is a setting to lower the intensity on the fan I would enable that, If not point it at the wall just above or below the canopy, the fan will still mix up the air in the tent and move it aorund. If the limpness improves then you know it was from the fan and you need to do this moving forward. One other option is to block some of the intake on the fan, This will lower the total amount of air it is sucking in and thus lower the amount coming out so its not as strong. You can do this by placing tap or some other things on the front or back of the fans case. You want to check in on this as if it gets dislodged it can clog the fan and be a bigger issues like a fire hazard. Its not something I would recommended because of that unless you can confirm it will not dislodge. Good Luck!
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BerrySweetHigh
BerrySweetHighanswered grow question 4 months ago
Hello my friend, do NOT point the fan straight on the plants. You want to blow the wind in between plant and lamp. When the leaves are gently fibrating is enough. Now they are looking so sad because they evaporate the moist inside the leaves too fast!
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question 4 months ago
More likely than not unless other factors have changed. Wind burn can happen to plants just like people, you don't need a gale in your tent. =) Try deflecting to force a little by bouncing your airflow off either a wall or the floor of your tent. You're just trying to move air around.
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